Bill-fold.



A .,J .v SCHEUER.

BILL FOLD.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT- I6, 1914.

1,185,723. Patented June 6,1916.

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BILL-FOLD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 16, 1914. Serial No. 861,942.

- complished by means of a gullet or vent,

dicated in Fig. 1.

which is formed in one wall of the pocket and covered by a special flap, as hereinafter more particularly set forth.

In the drawings illustrating the preferred embodiment of the invention: Figure .1 isv an inside view of the bill fold spread out, with the special flap thrown back revealing the corner of a bill in the pocket; and Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view showing the lefthand section of the bill fold with the flap closed.

The bill fold comprises a full length bill pocket, closed at the ends and along the bottom and open at the top, and is preferably of the three fold type, comprising sections 1, 2 and 3, which fold upon each other transversely at the regions designated 4 and 5. The sections 2 and 3 may bear card pockets 6 and 7 upon their inner faces.

The inner wall 8 of the end section 1 is formed with a gullet 9, extending from its upper, free edge inward for a substantial distance, and of a suitable width to expose the numeral bearing corner of a bill, as in- In form it may be approximately as wide as its section at the top and taper toward the bottom. The gullet is adapted to be covered by a flap 10, which is secured to the outer wall 11 of thebill pocket so as to fold over the cut-away portion of the inner wall, to which it may be fastened by snap-fastener elements 12 and 13, below the gullet. This flap is local to the section 1 and does not close the remainder of the mouth of the bill pocket, its width being h as to cover the gullet and somewhat less than the width of the section.

In use the gullet or vent renders it easy to insert bills, even if old and lacking in stiffness, since the pocket may be opened much wider than isthe case with ordinary bill folds, and the tendency of the walls at the lower corners to hug each other when the top is drawn open is overcome. By opening the flap as shown in Fig. .1, the corner of the topmost bill is exposed, and it is readily possible by turning over the corners to count the bills or to ascertain the denominations of those beneath. The flap fastened over a portion of the mouth of the pocket affords additional security, yet permits the ready removal of bills, since the inner wall of the pocketto the right of the vent may be pulled wide open even with the flap closed, thus aflording an adequate opening through which the contents may be extracted.

What I claim as new is:

1. A bill fold, comprising a full lengtl foldable bill pocket, said pocket being closed at one long side and at the short sides and having its mouth at the other long side and being provided in one .wall with a gullet, which gullet extends transversely inward from the mouth of the pocket, and a flap to cover the gullet.

2. A pocket-book having a full'length bill pocket and comprising sections foldable transversely upon each other, said pocket being closed at one long side and at the short sides and having its mouth atthe other long side, one of said sections having a vent one end of the pocket-book, and a flap local to said section for covering the vent.

3. A bill fold comprising a full length foldable bill pocket provided in its inner wall adjacent one end with a gullet, in combination with a flap on the outer wall to cover said gullet and means for fastening the flap to the inner wall, said flap closing only the end portion of the mouth of the pocket and leaving the remainder thereof p l! Patented June 6,1916. 0

85 in the inner wall of the bill pocket extending inward from the said mouth adjacent 4. A bill fold comprising a full length In testimony whereof, I have signed this bill pocket comprising outer and inner walls specification in the presence of two wit- 10 united at one long side and the two short nesses. sides and having its mouth at the remaining long side, the said inner wall being provided with a gullet extending inward from the mouth, and a flap united with the free edge of the outer Wall to cover said gullet.

ALWIN J. SOHEUER.

WVitnesses:

C. Jos. DE ZELLER, FLORENCE A. MEYER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

